Alienware Aurora-R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics89.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive94% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemAlienware Aurora-R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 07JNH0
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121026
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 04 '18 at 01:44
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU2%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3820
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
85.4% Excellent
Memory 92.4
1-Core 114
2-Core 225
82% 144 Pts
4-Core 428
8-Core 582
64% 505 Pts
64-Core 572
35% 572 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 85.4%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2152 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.8% Excellent
Lighting 113
Reflection 117
Parallax 101
92% 111 fps
MRender 104
Gravity 103
Splatting 103
85% 103 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 89.8%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150
211GB free
Firmware: M0CR060 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
76.2% Very good
Read 469
Write 334
Mixed 333
84% 379 MB/s
4K Read 20.3
4K Write 55.8
4K Mixed 22
88% 32.7 MB/s
DQ Read 283
DQ Write 173
DQ Mixed 45.3
83% 167 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 76.2%
Great: 99%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
183GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT03B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
94% Outstanding
Read 496
Write 397
Mixed 404
96% 432 MB/s
4K Read 30.9
4K Write 72.4
4K Mixed 40.8
138% 48.1 MB/s
DQ Read 225
DQ Write 94.2
DQ Mixed 102
90% 140 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 94%
Great: 134%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Nanya NT4GC64B8HG0NF-DI 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
95.1% Outstanding
MC Read 36.2
MC Write 39.4
MC Mixed 34.6
105% 36.7 GB/s
SC Read 17.9
SC Write 16.2
SC Mixed 14
46% 16 GB/s
Latency 63.3
63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 95.1%
Great: 91%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Aurora-R4 Builds (Compare 1,682 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht

System: Alienware Aurora-R4

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $262
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HDDRAMUSB
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Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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